In an op-ed for The Japan Times, Prof. Minxin Pei warned that the war in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear arms race in Asia. “By bolstering the case for more nuclear weapons in Asia, Putin’s war in Ukraine could decimate what little is left of the region’s strategic stability,” he said. “This not only poses an existential threat to Asia; it would also deliver yet another blow to the global nonproliferation regime, making it even harder to prevent the spread of such weapons in other regions.”

A Washington Examiner piece about Biden’s attempts to move past the pandemic quoted Prof. Jack Pitney: “Most Americans are sick of restrictions and want the pandemic to be over,” he said. “Sounding the alarm bell might trigger resentment instead of watchfulness.”

Prof. Ronald Riggio was quoted in a Swaddler piece about why we believe people in power when they lie. Speaking broadly about lying, he said, “It’s the politics of audacity. The more outrageous and audacious the lie is, the more people say ‘that’s got to be true because why would someone make something like that up?’”

In an opinion piece for Bloomberg, Prof. Minxin Pei wrote: “Any hopes that U.S. President Joe Biden might persuade his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help stop the war in Ukraine should probably be put aside. … With no good options, China’s only coping strategy for now is to do what it can to help Russia without crossing U.S. red lines.”

The Washington Post quoted Prof. Frederick Lynch on the benefits of higher education. “...education has provided upward mobility...and many benefits outside of work, such as critical thinking, civic engagement, healthy behavior and so on,” he said.

Prof. Andrew Busch wrote a commentary about mail voting and election legitimacy for RealClear Politics. Co-author of Divided We Stand: The 2020 Elections and American Politics, Busch wrote that the proportion of ballots cast by mail nearly doubled from 2016 to 2020, a development that contributed to undermining confidence in results. He outlines two problems—inadequate ballot security and delayed vote totals—and ways of mitigating future concerns.

Professor Lily Geismer spoke with C-SPAN2 at the Tucson Festival of Books about her book, “Left Behind: How the Democrats Failed to Solve Inequality.”

Prof. Jack Pitney was quoted in a Patch piece on the challenges Gov. Newsom may face on his path to reelection: “Even if the challenger in November isn't very compelling or strong, a lot of people will vote for that person to express their displeasure with the incumbent. And there might be a lot of displeasure this November.”